Welcome the Son
Mark 9:36-40 He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”
THIS scripture is often used to point you to the truth that Jesus welcomed children—he loved and honored them. As he takes the child in his arms, you see the expression of a loving Savior who honors a child with his touch and his affirming words.
But look at something else. Do you see how Jesus equates honoring the child with honoring him? When you honor the child, you honor the one who loves the child—Jesus.
Then see how Jesus equates honoring him with honoring God, the Father. When you honor Jesus, you are honoring the Father.
How does this work in your family life? What about your home? Dads, when you honor your wife, you are honoring others who love her—her parents, her children and her siblings. Wives, when you honor your husband, you are honoring your children, his parents and his siblings. And children, when you honor your parents, you are also honoring your siblings and your grandparents.
Honor to one, whether it is the Son of God or the son of your parents, is an expression of love to those who love him. You are connected emotionally to many people. Wouldn’t it be good, wouldn’t it be godly to have that connection be love?
Pause and consider that love is the connected Jesus commanded.
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